CELESTIALS
Noun
celestials
plural of celestial
Noun
Celestials
plural of Celestial
Source: Wiktionary
CELESTIAL
Ce*les"tial, a. Etym: [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic,
fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. "The twelve
celestial signs." Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.
"Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," Milton. Celestial city,
heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. Bunyan.
– Celestial empire, China; -- so called from the Chinese words,
tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom ruled over by the
dynasty appoined by heaven. S. W. Williams.
Ce*les"tial, n.
1. An inhabitant of heaven. Pope.
2. A native of China.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition